life sentence
noun
: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life
He received a life sentence for his crimes.
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Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Dassey was also convicted after a jury trial in 2007 and given a life sentence.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said she was charged with 10 counts of assault with intent to murder, which each faces a potential life sentence in prison if she’s found guilty.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
While serving a life sentence for the murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster, Shakur escaped prison in New Jersey in 1979 and began her life on the run.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Dassey was also convicted after a jury trial in 2007 and given a life sentence.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said she was charged with 10 counts of assault with intent to murder, which each faces a potential life sentence in prison if she’s found guilty.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
While serving a life sentence for the murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster, Shakur escaped prison in New Jersey in 1979 and began her life on the run.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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